Hilarious Skyrim Glitch Sees Player Being Threatened By a Fish

14.04.2024 - 22:57 / gamerant.com / Elder Scrolls / Daniel Morris / Nintendo

A Skyrim player online has encountered an extremely strange glitch in-game, which has resulted in them having their life threatened by a slaughterfish. While Skyrim is known to have its share of bugs, this is one of the most bizarre seen so far.

Even for a Bethesda game, Skyrim has had a crazy number of glitches found over the years. Part of this is down to the game's popularity. With lots of gamers still playing Skyrim on a regular basis over a decade since its release, it makes sense that lots of bugs are going to be found. Luckily, Bethesda has managed to patch out pretty much all the game-breaking issues at this point, and the only remaining bugs are ones that are easy to laugh at. One recent Skyrim glitch even gave an NPC a horse's head, and it's certainly easy to see the funny side of this kind of thing.

Redditor lexyp29 shared the strange issue, which saw the player being told by a slaughterfish, «Your death has been foretold.» Reactions in the thread were predictably mortified, with one player pointing out that it had the same energy as Skyrim's living mannequin glitch. Another user had a more direct message, offering up just a single word, «Run.» Several players in the thread confirmed that this was a glitch they had previously encountered themselves, although one user claimed that they «dismissed it as a hallucination until this post.»

Players in the thread tried to diagnose the issue, with plenty of questions about whether lexyp29 had any Skyrim mods installed during their playthrough. Mods can cause a ton of unintended problems in-game, so this is always a great place to start with strange bugs like this. However, according to the user, there's nothing in their mod list that should be able to interact with the slaughterfish at all, only adding to the mystery further. With several others in the thread claiming to have seen it, it's fascinating that no one seems to be able to find the root cause of the problem.

While it's fun to find unique glitches in Skyrim, there's no doubt that many players are ready for The Elder Scrolls 6 now. The wait for a sequel will hit 13 years later this year, with fans of the franchise being extremely patient so far. There was good news in this regard lately, with Bethesda offering an update on The Elder Scrolls 6's development. This confirmed that the game was in active development, although it does seem to still be early days for the upcoming title.

Skyrim is a beloved game for a reason. There is so much to do in the game, and with the new anniversary updates, even veteran players will have a fresh experience if they haven’t played it in a few years. 
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